There was a robbery at City Central Bank last yesterday afternoon. Two men entered the bank at about 4 p.m. and told the bank teller on duty to give them $ 1,000,000. The robbers were carrying guns（枪） and wearing black masks（面具） to cover their faces. The robbers told all the customers （顾客）in the bank to lie down on the floor. Witnesses （证人）said that everyone in the bank was very frightened and did what the robbers told them.
The teller agreed to give them the money but told them they’d have to wait a few minutes. She said the bank manager would have to get the money out of the safety. As the robbers were waiting for the money. the teller tried to press an alarm button(按警报按钮) that was hidden under the counter. It was a silent alarm, so the robbers didn’t realize it had been set off. Just as the manager arrived with the money, ten police officers entered the bank. The robbers were very surprised that the officers caught them easily. The robbers are now in custody（拘留） , and will appear in court next week.
Police congratulated Miss Alston, the bank teller, on brave act. The bank manager said that he would give Miss Alston a week’s vacation to thank her.
| A．they were frightened |
| B．the robbers were very polite |
| C．the bank manager told them to |
| D．they knew the police were coming |
| A．under the counter | B．on the floor |
| C．in custody | D．in the safety |
| A．She telephoned the police |
| B．She didn’t want to give the money to the robbers |
| C．She got the money out of the safety. |
| D．She pressed an alarm button. |
| A．know who the police officers were |
| B．get the money |
| C．expect the police arrived at the bank so quickly |
| D．expect the money to be in the safety |
| A．to punish her | B．to show their thanks to her |
| C．to thank the police | D．to congratulate her |
Once upon a time, a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for using up the family' s expensive gold wrapping (包装 ) paper. Money was always not enough, and he became even more upset when on Christmas Eve, he saw that the child had pasted ( 贴) the gold paper to decorate a shoebox to put under the Christmas tree.
The next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, "This is for you, Daddy!"
As he opened the box, the father was sorry for his earlier behavior.
But after he opened it, he found it was empty and again he was angry."Don' t you know, young lady, " he said, "when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package!"
The little girl looked up at him with tears running from her eyes and said, "Daddy, it's not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full."
When the father heard this, he fell on his knees and put his arm around his dear little girl. He begged her to forgive him for his unnecessary anger.
An accident took the life of the child only a short time later. It is told that the father kept that little gold box by his bed for all the year of his life. Whenever he was sad or faced difficult problems he would open the box, take out an imaginary kiss, and remember the love of this beautiful child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have been given an invisible golden box filled with love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God. This is the most expensive possession (财产) anyone could hold.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号涂在答题卡相应位置。Why did the man punish his little daughter?
| A．Because his daughter made some mistakes. |
| B．Because his daughter asked he for Christmas present. |
| C．Because his daughter used up their only gold wapping paper. |
| D．Because his daughter decorated the Christmas tree with gold wrapping paper. |
Why was the man sorry for his behavior as he opened the box?
| A．Because his daughter bought him a Christmas gift.. |
| B．Because he misunderstood his daughter for wasting paper. |
| C．Because he saw his daughter was so excited. |
| D．Because the box was covered with the kisses. |
What's the meaning of the underlined word "invisible"?
| A．贵重的 | B．无形的 |
| C．珍爱的 | D．唯一的 |
What did the man do when he had problem in his life after his daughter died?
| A．He missed his daughter so much. " |
| B．He took out the box and kissed it. |
| C．He thought of his daughter's love. |
| D．He put the box by his bed. |
What's the best title for the passage?
| A．The Kiss | B．The Gift |
| C．The Father | D．The Daughter |
New Energy in the Twenty-first Century Energy from the wind.
All over the world, people use the power of the wind. It is a clean source of energy, and there is lots of it. But if the wind does not blow, there is no wind energy.
Energy from the water
When water moves from a high place to a lower place it has the power to make electricity. In Britain, waterpower produces enough energy to power a town with 40000 people. Waterpower gives energy without pollution, but people have to build dams(大坝) to use this kind of power, and building dams is very expensive.
Energy from the earth
There is heat in the rocks under the earth. Scientists use the heat to make geothermal(地热的) San Francisco gets half of the energy it needs from geothermal power. This kind of energy is cheap, but it is only possible in a few places in the world.
Energy from the sun
Solar panels(镶板) on the roofs of houses and buildings can turn energy from the sun into electricity. These panels can create enough energy to heat the whole house during winter. Solar power is clean and plentiful, but when the weather is bad, it can’t produce power.
阅读上面信息，完成下列表格。
| Advantages |
Disadvantages |
|
| Wind power |
Clean energy. There is a lot of it. |
|
| Waterpower |
It is expensive. |
|
| Geothermal Power |
It is only possible in a few places in the world. |
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| Solar power |
Clean and plentiful. |
Traffic police nationwide have all stepped up their efforts to crack down(处罚) on drunk driving, CCTV reporter Paul Crowe takes a look at their moves in major cities.
What does the word “wandering” mean in Chinese?
| A．疑惑的 | B．猜疑的 | C．错乱的 | D．愤怒的 |
Who will stay in prison for half a year?
| A．The driver from Huan’nan. | B．The driver from Hebei. |
| C．The driver from Nanjing. | D．Driver Liu. |
Why were the three drivers caught by the traffic police?
| A．They drove too fast. | B．They killed some people. |
| C．They had no license. | D．They drove after drinking. |
We have always been interested in the moon.2000 years ago, people already knew that the moon moves around the earth and where it would be in the sky at different times of the year. At that time, everything about the moon was learned by watching it carefully in the sky.
When scientists could use telescopes to study the moon more closely, their ideas began to change. They could see the moon was made of rocks. Most scientists thought moon rocks would be different from those on the earth. This was because they believed the moon had once been a planet that had been caught in the earth’s gravity millions of years earlier.
In 1969, moon rocks werefinally brought to the earth and studied. Much to their surprise, scientists found that, except for water, the moon and the earth were made of the same things. Once again new ideas were needed for this new information.
After years of study, most scientists now think that the moon was once part of the earth. They believe very early in its history, maybe 4 billion years ago, something about the size of Mars hit the earth. This sent billions of rocks into space around our planet. These rocks slowly joined together and after many years became the moon.
In the future, even thought our ideas about the moon may change again, we will still be interested in it.2000 years ago, people already knew_____.
| A．the earth moved around the moon |
| B．the moon and the earth were made of the same things |
| C．the moon was made of rocks |
| D．the moon moves around the earth |
Before 1969, most scientists thought the moon was_____.
| A．part of the earth billions of years earlier |
| B．older than the earth |
| C．a planet caught by the earth’s gravity |
| D．made of the same things as the earth |
After years of study, most scientists now think_____.
| A．the earth was once part of the moon |
| B．the moon was once part of the earth |
| C．something about the size of Mars will hit earth in the near future |
| D．a lot of rocks will slowly join together to become the other moon |
From this passage we can learn that_____.
| A．scientists in the past were not clever |
| B．scientists are so clever that they know everything |
| C．new information brings new ideas |
| D．we now everything about the moon |
When Susan White went back to high school a couple of years ago, she never had any thought about actually getting a high school diploma.
“I just wanted to learn more,” she said. But when she found out that many of her classmates were planning to graduate, Mrs. White recalled(回顾), “I said my young friends can graduate from high school, so can I.”
She seems to have been right. As soon as she finishes a history course, Mrs. White will graduate next month. And when she does, she will enter the record books as the oldest person ever to graduate from high school in the United States.
Mrs. White is 98 years old and nobody has finished high school at an older age.
Mrs. White dropped out of school(退学) in the 10th grade, but her ability to learn has clearly not been reduced after she left school for 80 years. Since going back to her studies, she has kept up a straight record that is the highest possible.
Now that she is about to get a diploma, Mrs. White has become a strong believer in getting a good education.
“I don’t like anyone dropping out of school,” she said. “It makes me mad when a person decides to leave school, because future generations(后代) will have to know even more than we do in order to survive(生存)”.Mrs. White sets a good example of lifelong study!Mrs. White dropped out of school when she was about_____.
| A．15. | B．18 | C．20 | D．10 |
How many other students older than Mrs. White have got a school diploma?
| A．None | B．One | C．Two | D．A few |
Which of the following is Not true?
| A．Mrs. White has decided to graduate from high school. |
| B．Mrs. White has already got a high school diploma. |
| C．Mrs. White is the oldest person ever to graduate from high school in the US. |
| D．Mrs. White said that the young had to know more. |